A person who has been arrested on suspicion of having committed, is charged with, or has been convicted of, any felony offense specified in part 1 of article 3 of title 18, C.R.S., involving the death of the deceased person, shall not direct the final disposition of the deceased person or arrange the ceremonies for the deceased person. If charges are not brought, charges are brought but dismissed, or the person charged is acquitted of the alleged crime before final disposition of the deceased person's body, this section shall not apply.
Source: L. 2009: Entire section added with relocations, (HB 09-1202), ch. 422, p. 2344, § 7, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-54-109 as it existed prior to 2009.